SNAP, Maryland and Food Bank
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Baltimore City Sheriff Sam Cogen has launched a citywide food drive to support families affected by the upcoming cancellation of SNAP benefits.
The Maryland Food Bank is responding to the looming funding halt for SNAP benefits as 1 in 3 Marylanders face food insecurity.
Now Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown and a coalition of 24 other Democratic led states are suing the Trump Administration for withholding SNAP funds.
Maryland AG Anthony G. Brown has joined 22 other attorneys general and three governors in suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The government shutdown is in its 29th day, with only three days left before the potential disruption of SNAP benefits. Delaware is moving to secure SNAP funding through November as Maryland food banks prepare for an influx of people in need.
A coalition of states filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from suspending food aid benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.
Food banks on Maryland's Eastern Shore are already stretched thin as they brace for a surge in need if SNAP lapses.
More than 1.6 million people who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the D.C. area are at risk of losing assistance starting Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues, according to the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The Maryland Food Bank is responding to the looming funding halt for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. On Oct. 10, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said debit cards used by SNAP beneficiaries to buy groceries will not be reloaded as of Nov.
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